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Affiliation Agreement Representation by CMRRA is open to any person, firm or corporation which owns or administers one or more musical works in the territory of Canada. For greater clarity, if you are a songwriter who has not assigned your songs (often referred to as copyrights, catalogue, or “publishing”) to...

After downloading stems from freeinstrumentals.com, in order to obtain a mechanical license to record, sell and broadcast a song in Canada, the licensee must apply to the CMRRA for license and pay royalties thereon. The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd is a music licensing collective representing music rightsholders who range...

We’ve all heard music change through the years, it doesn’t matter if your genre of choice is country, gospel, R&B, rock, pop, or rap. They tone and lyrics are drastically different from those that were at the top of the charts at the beginning of recorded music well into the...

T.I. best known for his roles as a rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur expands his skillset with his newest role yet as he adds the title Executive Producer to his resume. Clifford Harris (aka T.I. or T.I.P.) has gone completely behind the scenes in his newest venture, an eight...

SURPRISE surprise… OK Not really…. Nicki Minaj is making headlines again! No, this time it’s not about a new movie or TV appearance, her dating Drake, her crazy lipstick colors, or even one of her famously tacky ensembles. This time it’s her music and her thoughts on the industry that...